SCALING JACQUES MONTAGNE at The Bristol Fringe
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"A unique experimental exhumation of the outlandish jazz manouche of Jacques Montagne. This fresh quartet - ft. Adrian Utley (Portishead), Alex Bishop (on Django’s beloved steel-string Maccaferri guitar), Riaan Vosloo (double bass) and Ross Hughes (clarinets) - will astound with a sound somewhere between Tchavolo Schmitt, Roland Kirk and Link Wray. "

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A gig held at The Bristol Fringe on Tuesday 4th March. The event starts at 20:00.


Adrian Utley - guitar (electrical)
Alex Bishop - guitar (Maccaferri)
Riaan Vosloo - double bass
Ross Hughes - clarinets

Inspired by the unhinged end of French guitarist Jacques Montagne’s playing this group attempt to join the dots between jazz manouche, electric Django Reinhardt and more recent experimental improv from the likes of Marc Ribot, Link Wray, Fred Frith, Derek Bailey & John Zorn.

Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio)

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